South Africa: Focus on Recovering Lost Public Funds, Fixing Control Failures

You can also listen to this podcast on iono.fm here . Political analyst Prof Susan Booysen examines the fallout from the ANC’s candidate list debacle and the mounting pressure on Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula. BHF managing director Dr Katlego Mothudi looks at SAs medical aid affordability crunch and why tackling hospital costs, specialist fees and rising utilisation is critical to containing contribution increases. Loxton Forensics CEO David Loxton argues that recovering lost public money is only half the battle — the systems and control failures that allowed those losses must also be fixed. And Zoho’s Southern Africa regional head, Andrew Bourne, warns that businesses are adopting AI faster than governance can keep up, potentially exposing South African enterprises to significant new risks. Guests on today’s show: Prof Susan Booysen: Political analyst Dr Katlego Mothudi: Managing director, Board of Healthcare Funders David Loxton: CEO, Loxton Forensics Andrew Bourne: Regional head for Southern Africa, Zoh Follow us on our official channels: or create a free account . Free users can leave 4 comments per month. Subscribers can leave unlimited comments via our website and app .